Warm-summer humid continental
Southport, New York
Chemung County, New York · Population 6.4k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Southport
Southport has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (42″ a season).
Skies are gray (49% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (14 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Southport at a glance
- Population
- 6.4k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 42″82th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,271 hrs2th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $101k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,105/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k33th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.98%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 10.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%10th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 19%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6464th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,017 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 16°F | 2.1″ | 8.4″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 1.9″ | 9.5″ | 116 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 23°F | 2.7″ | 11.2″ | 165 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | 1.5″ | 199 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 3.1″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 54°F | 4.2″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 57°F | 3.8″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 4.1″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 39°F | 3.5″ | 0.1″ | 157 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 30°F | 2.7″ | 2.7″ | 123 hrs |
| Dec | 39°F | 23°F | 2.6″ | 8.4″ | 79 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology